| Any story has a particular plot and structure in | | | | known as secondary storylines. Furthermore, they |
| which all characters play their part. In the short | | | | sometimes use double plots that mean two or |
| story, there is a wide range of structures and | | | | more likewise important narratives developing |
| plot forms. A traditional or typical plot consists of | | | | simultaneously. |
| a beginning with introduction of the problem, | | | | Enhancing the Plot Structure: |
| middle - development of the problem, and an end | | | | There are other devices that authors often use |
| that elaborates the problem. If you read and | | | | for enhancing the plot structure. They are |
| study a story, you'll find that it comprises of | | | | reversals of fortune, foreshadowing, abrupt |
| these elements. | | | | transitions, digressions, and juxtapositions of |
| Less Predictable Plots: | | | | contrasting settings or characters. You'll find these |
| As the trend set by the former writers, most of | | | | elements in most of the modern writings. |
| the writers write stories in a typical way which is | | | | Deliberate Ambiguity vs. Unambiguous Resolutions |
| often predictable. Nevertheless, some writers | | | | There is deliberate ambiguity or open-enddness in |
| break through the typical plot structure and | | | | stead of unambiguous resolutions or |
| venture into less predictable plots. One of such | | | | closed-endedness plot feature in many modern |
| powerful writers is Canadian Margaret Atwood. | | | | stories. The surprise endings of the stories of |
| Her Significant Moments in the Life of My Mother | | | | French author Guy de Maupassant influenced |
| (1983) seems to be plot-less but it is intentionally | | | | many commercial writers as well as some literary |
| divided into 13 brief episodes. | | | | ones. His 1884 story The Necklace is remarkable. |
| Complicating the Plot Structure Using Certain | | | | American author O. Henry became famous for his |
| Techniques: | | | | surprise endings and paradoxical style. His story A |
| Some innovative writers do not like to write | | | | Gift of the Magi (1905) is remarkable for this. |
| story with simple plot. They complicate the | | | | Later on, American writer William Faulkner used |
| structure of their plots by way of using certain | | | | this kind of surprise ending in A Rose for Emily |
| techniques, and tactics. They make use of some | | | | (1931). |
| flashbacks and flash-forwards; with a frame that | | | | A powerfully crafted story can create the sense |
| beautifully encloses the story or a story within a | | | | of awe, entertainment and pleasure in the reader. |
| story. If you study Indian writings in English, you'll | | | | Nevertheless, it is up to the reader how to |
| witness the presence of story within the story. | | | | appreciate and enjoy a literary work. |
| Moreover, such writers also use subplots often | | | | |